This is such an easy recipe and boy oh boy, is it ever packed with flavor. These finger licking good slow cooker honey garlic baby back ribs are juicy, sweet, and delicious.
Because they’re made in the slow cooker, this is one of the easiest rib recipes you’ll ever find. The ribs pair well with a wide variety of side dishes but we suggest trying them with our creamy red potato salad and kidney bean salad.

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Baby Back Ribs
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Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 7-8 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high
Servings: 2-3
Ingredients:

- 1 rack of baby back ribs
- 4 cloves of garlic
- ¼ cup dark soy sauce
- ¼ cup sweet soy sauce
- ¼ cup raw honey
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp paprika powder
- ½ tsp cumin
Instructions:

Combine the onion powder, paprika powder and cumin, and rub the ribs with dry rub.

Mince the garlic and add the dark soy sauce, sweet soy sauce and honey. Mix until well combined. Brush over the ribs. Save some of the marinade.

Cut the ribs in half and place them in the slow cooker. Cook for 7-8 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high.

Brush the rack of ribs every hour with the remaining marinade. (This makes them over the top delicious but is optional – I have left them for the day as I was busy working and they were still really tasty. Just pour in some of the reserved marinade to ensure that they are well coated).
You can find the proper internal safe cooking temperature of meats here.

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Spareribs
Ingredients
- 1 rack of baby back ribs
- 4 cloves of garlic
- ¼ cup dark soy sauce
- ¼ cup sweet soy sauce
- ¼ cup raw honey
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp paprika powder
- ½ tsp cumin
Instructions
- Combine the onion powder, paprika powder and cumin, and rub the ribs with dry rub.
- Mince the garlic and add the dark soy sauce, sweet soy sauce and honey. Mix until well combined. Brush over the ribs. Save some of the marinade.
- Cut the ribs in half and place them in the slow cooker. Cook for 7-8 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high.
- Brush the rack of ribs every hour with the remaining marinade. (This makes them over the top delicious but is optional – I have left them for the day as I was busy working and they were still really tasty. Just pour in some of the reserved marinade to ensure that they are well coated).
Nutrition
The nutrition information is calculated using a third party resource. The accuracy varies according to the brands you use, the portion sizes you serve, and so on. This information should only be used as a guide.
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